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TIL That Florida has the 'Sunshine Law' it gives freedom of information including arrests, and this is why we hear about so many crazy people from Florida.

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Eo57 TIL Michael Diamond of the Beastie Boys interviewed “Weird Al” in 1996 and had Spike Jonze (in a neck brace) repeatedly interrupt the interview posing as a crazed fan, and arranged for Yoko Ono to walk by just as Al was talking about being denied permission to parody Beatles songs.
1605D TIL: North Korea has their own video game consoles. One is the Moranbong, a mix between the Wii and a Kinect. However, it is in reality a Subor G80 from China. The promotional images were also copied from Nintendo and Microsoft. The games include Contra.
0dZj5 TIL Canada has the only walled city in North America. One of the most fascinating facts about Canada is that Quebec City is the only city north of Mexico that still has fortified walls. First the French, later the English, built up Quebec City’s fortifications between the 17th & the 19th century.
wL0x6 TIL: It would take more than two years to watch all episodes of the guiding light.
9YvjG TIL that when 'The Lonely Island' were shooting a scene involving the mugging of an old lady, passerby Keifer Sutherland assumed it was a real attack and tried to intervene.